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thoughts on the new rumney guide book...
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so at long last it has arrived... the rumney book is out and we can no longer talk at length about the roomers and hear-say about when it will come out... now its time to talk about the book it self... many things have been added, changed, upgraded, downgraded and more... how do you feel about the new routes, areas, names, grades etc... |
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I'm not a fan of the slash grades myself. I feel as though a commitment should be made to either a higher or lower grade. |
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Man, I can't wait to get a copy of the book the next time I get back up to Rumney. If it's as good as the old one, I'll be thrilled. I've been borrowing a friend's copy for about a year now :-) |
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Mt only complaint is that there are too many pics of that Hansche guy ;) |
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yeah that is weird that so many routes got noncommittal grades... |
Tom Bath wrote:Mt only complaint is that there are too many pics of that Hansche guy ;)you must not have gotten your copy yet tom, haha... no pics of me but i did manage to squeek in a few new routes :) |
Tom Bath wrote:Mt only complaint is that there are too many pics of that Hansche guy ;)his ugly mug is already all over the interwebs.. i don't need to see that in a book too ;) (put in my order this week.. can't wait) |
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I know it's fairly insignificant, but I was surprised that Egg McMeadows got upgraded to a 5.10. Feels easier then most of my favorite 5.9's. I'm assuming its because it's harder to On-sight then do again after a zillian laps. |
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I think the guidebook looks great, however I do wish that it had a header or footer on each page stating the cliff/area name, approach time, sun time, and overall wetness of the area. |
E thatcher wrote:I know it's fairly insignificant, but I was surprised that Egg McMeadows got upgraded to a 5.10. Feels easier then most of my favorite 5.9's. I'm assuming its because it's harder to On-sight then do again after a zillian laps.even easier than that with the annual ticking of the hidden hold |
E thatcher wrote:I know it's fairly insignificant, but I was surprised that Egg McMeadows got upgraded to a 5.10. Feels easier then most of my favorite 5.9's. I'm assuming its because it's harder to On-sight then do again after a zillian laps.Yes! I can now climb 5.10!!!!! |
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I think the guidebook looks great. I enjoyed flipping through and seeing photos of friends or taken by friends. I would have liked to see a map for the summit cliff and monolith... but I'm happy enough to get a listing of the new development that's been done at them. As I wasn't fortunate enough to own a copy of the previous guidebook, I enjoyed reading the brief history of Rumney and the descriptions of a lot of routes I never noticed on MP (e.g., The Opportunist @ Orange Crush). :) |
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I agree the half grades are a little weird, but the book is great, i especially like knowing all the NW cliffs full info now. Thanks Ward |
Ladd Raine wrote:I think the guidebook looks great, however I do wish that it had a header or footer on each page stating the...overall wetness of the area.That would be "very high" wetness, for all crags. |
Ladd Raine wrote:, and overall wetness of the area.Its New England.. I think overall, it's a moot point... that being said i can't wait to come back to NE and climb rumney again with a guidebook! |
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To me Egg McMeadows was a 10 because I have always though it to be harder than Masterpiece...I never know it was originally a 10 |
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i was never a big fan of the route, but Mr.Popular got the upgrade to 5.10a which i thought made sense seeing as the crux move feels harder than some 5.11s at rumney... |
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I've always found Obi won to be easier than Yoda so i'm Ok with that one. I haven't done Egg Mcmeadows recently enough to compare it to masterpiece.. they are 2 totally different types of climbing so that's not really fair. Egg McMeadows is easier than Lonesome Dove though |
Ladd Raine wrote:I think the guidebook looks great, however I do wish that it had a header or footer on each page stating the cliff/area name, approach time, sun time, and overall wetness of the area.I would have to agree it seems that all the new Guide books, I've seen, for set areas like Rumney have this feature. The Red River gorge has it along with Boston Rock, which covers most of the State of Mass, Maybe next time around... All in all I'm pleased with the work that Ward and the other cats did on the new guide book. |
christohper wrote: I would have to agree it seems that all the new Guide books, I've seen, for set areas like Rumney have this feature. The Red River gorge has it along with Boston Rock, which covers most of the State of Mass, Maybe next time around... All in all I'm pleased with the work that Ward and the other cats did on the new guide book.The Red has it b/c there are dry and wet cliffs there. Rumney has no dry and wet cliffs. He tells you if a route stays dry in the rain... at least in the first guidebook he did. |
Blake Cash wrote: The Red has it b/c there are dry and wet cliffs there. Rumney has no dry and wet cliffs. He tells you if a route stays dry in the rain... at least in the first guidebook he did.True Blake but at the same time the other info would be good for people that are new to the area and just general usage by old hats... |
